Quiz #10 Civil War

What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act included in the Compromise of 1850?

• To allow slaves to vote

• To punish those who helped fugitives

• To free all slaves in the North

• To provide education for slaves

What did the Compromise of 1850 end up being?

• Solve the issue of slavery permanently

• A temporary fix to a problem of slave vs. free

• Create new states

• End the Civil War

What was the impact of the Fugitive Slave Act on the legal system?

• It simplified the laws

• It made helping fugitives illegal

• It abolished all laws

• It created new trade laws

What was the name of the book published by Harriet Beecher Stowe about slaves living on plantations?

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• Gone with the Wind
• The Grapes of Wrath
• Uncle Tom's Cabin

What was the main issue that led to the conflict known as Bleeding Kansas?

• Taxation without representation

• The decision to make Kansas a slave or free state

• The election of a new governor

• The construction of a new railroad

What impact did the Dred Scott decision have on the issue of slavery?

• Made getting rid of slavery harder

• Ended slavery in the North

• Encouraged more slave rebellions

• Led to the Civil War immediately

Who was the man that led a raid on pro-slavery protesters after a series of attacks?

• Harriet Tubman
• Dred Scott

• Abraham Lincoln
• John Brown

Who was elected president in 1860?

• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Andrew Jackson
• Abraham Lincoln

What does the word secede mean?

• to join a political entity
• to negotiate terms of service
• to support a government initiative
• to withdraw from

What was the first state to secede from the United States?

• South Carolina
• Texas
• Virginia
• Georgia